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Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 25mins
Which of the following days is celebrated to mark the enforcement of the Indian Constitution?
a)Republic Day
b) Independence Day
c) Gandhi Jayanti
d) Constitution Enforcement Day
When did the Indian Constitution come into force?
26th November, 1949
15th August, 1947
26th January, 1950
26th January, 1930
Who was the President of the Indian Constituent Assembly?
Motilal Nehru
Dr Rajendra Prasad
Sarojini Naidu
B. R. Ambedkar
The Preamble to the Constitution of India declares India to be a
а) Sovereign, Democratic Republic
(b) Sovereign, Socialist, Democratic, Republic
(c) Sovereign, Socialist, Secular, Democratic, Republic
(d) None of the above
If something violates one of your rights found in the Constitution's Bill of Rights (such as violating your freedom of speech, assembly, right to a lawyer, due process, etc.), what type of law would you be dealing with?
Common Law
Natural Law
Statutory Law
Constitutional Law
Established the exclusionary rule of the 4th Amendment and incorporation Doctrine thru the 14th Amendment
Miranda v Arizona
Mapp v Ohio
West v Barnes
Engel v Vitale
Why does the U.S. Supreme Court continue to debate the constitutionality of the death penalty?
Citizens are protected from unreasonable search and seizure.
Citizens are protected from cruel and unusual punishment.
Citizens are protected against double jeopardy.
Citizens are protected against unfair trials.
Conflicting with some provision of the Constitution
Veto
Judicial Review
Limited Government
Unconstitutional
Means that nobody is above the law.
Separation of Powers
Rights of the Minority
Constitution
Rule of Law
The Constitution of India is:
a) flexible
(b) rigid
(c) partly flexible and partly rigid
(d) none of these
Here are some of the guiding values of the Constitution and their meaning. choose the correct option
(a) Sovereign (i) Government will not favor any religion
(b) Republic (ii) People have the supreme right to make
decisions
(c) Fraternity (iii) Head of the state is an elected person
(d) Secular (iv) People should live like brothers and
sisters
a-ii, b-iii, c-iv, d-i
a-iii, b-ii, c-iv, d-ii
a-ii, b-iv, c-iii, d-ii
a-i, b-iii, c-iv, d-ii
There were (a) members in the Constituent Assembly.
Why were southern delegates to the Constitutional Convention willing to accept the Three-Fifths Compromise?
It increased the political influence of the South
It allowed indentured servants in the South to become citizens
It decreased the federal tax on property in the South
It allowed the South to expand its industrial output
Why did the constitutional convention agree to the 3/5ths compromise
To settle debates over the issue of counting the enslaved population for representation
to sell debates over the issue of abolishing the importation of enslaved people
to create a government based on the principle of federalism
to create a government with a bicameral legislature
True or False? The Articles of Confederation were discarded for the Constitution?
True
False
Which of the following should replace the question mark in this diagram?
Direct democracy
Great Compromise
Checks and Balances
Missouri Compromise
Which of the following best completes this chart?
(What goes where the question mark is)
Representation based on state's population
Representatives appointed by executive branch
Representatives approved by judicial branch
Representation depends on a state's size in square miles
The great compromise addressed disagreements over federal representation by -
creating a bicameral legislature
enumerating the powers of the central government
giving veto powers to the executive
establishing 3 branches of government
Which of the following correctly describes the 3/5ths compromise
a portion of the slave population was counted for legislative representation
a federal law enforcing the return of fugitive slaves was passed
The census bureau was established to help apportion representation
The election of senators was delegated to state legislature
Which of the following correctly describes the Three-Fifths Compromise?
A federal law enforcing the return of fugitive slaves was passed
A portion of the slave population was counted for legislative representation
The census bureau was established to help apportion representation
The election of senators was delegated to state legislatures
THE PREAMBLE TO TO THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA DECLARES TO BE A
SOVEREIGN, DEMOCRATIC, REPUBLIC
SOVEREIGN, SOCIALIST, DEMOCRATIC, REPUBLIC
SOVEREIGN, SOCIALIST, SECULAR, DEMOCRATIC, REPUBLIC
NONE OF THE ABOVE
Which of the following is a feature of a constitutional government?
A) Unlimited power of the government
B) Rule of law
C) Government by the people
D) Monarchical rule
What is the primary purpose of a constitution in a democratic society?
A) To establish a monarchy
B) To limit the powers of the government
C) To provide unlimited power to the government
D) To ensure the government can change laws at will
Which of the following countries has an unwritten constitution?
A) United States
B) India
C) United Kingdom
D) Australia
The concept of 'Separation of Powers' in a constitution is meant to prevent what?
A) Concentration of power in one branch
B) The need for a constitution
C) The election of government officials
D) The creation of laws
